Takeda
Shingen of KaiProvince conquered ShinanoProvince in 1547, expelling Murakami Yoshiharu and Ogasawara Nagatoki, who turned to UesugiKenshin of EchigoProvince for help.á A
series of battles between the forces of Takeda Shingen
and the forces of UesugiKenshin
were fought on the plain of Kawanakajima in the
northern ShinanoProvince near the modern-day city of Nagano.á The five
major battles took place in 1553, 1555, 1557, 1561 and 1564.á The prints in this series are each about 14
by 10 inches (36 by 25 centimeters), a size known as ˘ban.